Agriculture; labour force by region

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Regions Persons Regularly employed Family labour Family labour, total (number) Persons Regularly employed Family labour Holder (number) Persons Regularly employed Family labour Spouse (number) Persons Regularly employed Family labour Family workers (number) Persons Regularly employed Non-family labour Non-family labour, total (number) Persons Regularly employed Non-family labour Manager (number) Persons Regularly employed Non-family labour Other persons regularly employed (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Family labour Family labour, total (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Family labour Holder (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Family labour Spouse (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Family labour Family workers (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Non-family labour Non-family labour, total (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Non-family labour Manager (number) Annual work units (AWU) Regularly employed Non-family labour Other persons regularly employed (number) Holdings Regularly employed Family labour Family labour, total (number) Holdings Regularly employed Family labour Holder (number) Holdings Regularly employed Family labour Spouse (number) Holdings Regularly employed Family labour Family workers (number) Holdings Regularly employed Non-family labour Non-family labour, total (number) Holdings Regularly employed Non-family labour Manager (number) Holdings Regularly employed Non-family labour Other persons regularly employed (number)
Nederland 106,123 43,671 . . 73,020 5,788 67,232 72,994 37,597 . . 55,195 4,846 50,350 43,671 43,671 . . 14,117 5,788 12,880
Noord-Nederland (LD) 21,221 8,479 . . 6,830 549 6,281 15,001 7,522 . . 4,359 436 3,924 8,479 8,479 . . 2,407 549 2,253
Oost-Nederland (LD) 35,932 14,876 . . 15,209 1,294 13,915 24,344 12,596 . . 10,389 1,016 9,373 14,876 14,876 . . 4,001 1,294 3,709
West-Nederland (LD) 25,301 10,343 . . 31,240 1,875 29,365 17,646 9,076 . . 25,381 1,668 23,714 10,343 10,343 . . 3,948 1,875 3,644
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 23,669 9,973 . . 19,741 2,070 17,671 16,003 8,403 . . 15,066 1,726 13,339 9,973 9,973 . . 3,761 2,070 3,274
Groningen (PV) 5,666 2,237 . . 1,817 155 1,662 3,912 1,986 . . 1,161 120 1,041 2,237 2,237 . . 648 155 598
Fryslân (PV) 9,625 3,812 . . 2,657 195 2,462 6,917 3,436 . . 1,638 157 1,482 3,812 3,812 . . 1,047 195 983
Drenthe (PV) 5,930 2,430 . . 2,356 199 2,157 4,173 2,100 . . 1,560 159 1,401 2,430 2,430 . . 712 199 672
Overijssel (PV) 14,762 5,955 . . 3,901 341 3,560 10,003 5,043 . . 2,257 260 1,997 5,955 5,955 . . 1,350 341 1,263
Flevoland (PV) 3,508 1,425 . . 2,163 163 2,000 2,469 1,313 . . 1,667 137 1,530 1,425 1,425 . . 515 163 483
Gelderland (PV) 17,662 7,496 . . 9,145 790 8,355 11,872 6,240 . . 6,465 620 5,846 7,496 7,496 . . 2,136 790 1,963
Utrecht (PV) 4,993 2,034 . . 1,912 194 1,718 3,474 1,805 . . 1,208 161 1,046 2,034 2,034 . . 568 194 530
Noord-Holland (PV) 6,672 2,675 . . 8,113 561 7,552 4,862 2,430 . . 6,506 513 5,993 2,675 2,675 . . 1,079 561 987
Zuid-Holland (PV) 7,688 3,135 . . 19,423 969 18,454 5,516 2,809 . . 16,513 887 15,626 3,135 3,135 . . 1,786 969 1,666
Zeeland (PV) 5,948 2,499 . . 1,792 151 1,641 3,793 2,031 . . 1,155 106 1,049 2,499 2,499 . . 515 151 461
Noord-Brabant (PV) 17,428 7,253 . . 12,563 1,425 11,138 11,792 6,148 . . 9,425 1,176 8,248 7,253 7,253 . . 2,697 1,425 2,341
Limburg (PV) 6,241 2,720 . . 7,178 645 6,533 4,211 2,256 . . 5,641 550 5,091 2,720 2,720 . . 1,064 645 933
Oost-Groningen (CR) 1,565 630 . . 494 63 431 1,020 542 . . 328 48 280 630 630 . . 178 63 156
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 708 281 . . 183 9 174 500 258 . . 106 5 101 281 281 . . 78 9 74
Overig Groningen (CR) 3,393 1,326 . . 1,140 83 1,057 2,392 1,186 . . 727 67 660 1,326 1,326 . . 392 83 368
Noord-Friesland (CR) 3,943 1,557 . . 1,105 83 1,022 2,760 1,380 . . 705 65 641 1,557 1,557 . . 454 83 425
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2,942 1,159 . . 644 52 592 2,163 1,066 . . 372 43 329 1,159 1,159 . . 281 52 263
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2,740 1,096 . . 908 60 848 1,994 989 . . 561 49 512 1,096 1,096 . . 312 60 295
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2,099 866 . . 770 88 682 1,477 739 . . 491 70 421 866 866 . . 276 88 256
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2,001 811 . . 995 79 916 1,413 703 . . 711 59 652 811 811 . . 251 79 236
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 1,830 753 . . 591 32 559 1,282 658 . . 358 30 329 753 753 . . 185 32 180
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 5,645 2,257 . . 1,696 122 1,574 3,941 1,968 . . 1,029 90 938 2,257 2,257 . . 535 122 508
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 1,992 830 . . 467 56 411 1,351 713 . . 248 45 204 830 830 . . 205 56 186
Twente (CR) 7,125 2,868 . . 1,738 163 1,575 4,710 2,363 . . 980 125 856 2,868 2,868 . . 610 163 569
Veluwe (CR) 5,238 2,309 . . 2,117 268 1,849 3,573 1,946 . . 1,349 199 1,150 2,309 2,309 . . 645 268 583
Achterhoek (CR) 6,861 2,918 . . 1,851 154 1,697 4,478 2,345 . . 1,083 117 966 2,918 2,918 . . 621 154 576
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2,184 903 . . 1,742 130 1,612 1,453 762 . . 1,310 105 1,205 903 903 . . 337 130 305
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 3,379 1,366 . . 3,435 238 3,197 2,368 1,187 . . 2,723 199 2,525 1,366 1,366 . . 533 238 499
Utrecht (CR) 4,993 2,034 . . 1,912 194 1,718 3,474 1,805 . . 1,208 161 1,046 2,034 2,034 . . 568 194 530
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 3,549 1,418 . . 4,610 323 4,287 2,635 1,315 . . 3,813 313 3,500 1,418 1,418 . . 624 323 574
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 755 299 . . 884 41 843 555 268 . . 668 37 631 299 299 . . 96 41 92
IJmond (CR) 310 110 . . 128 14 114 221 101 . . 89 12 76 110 110 . . 35 14 32
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 31 14 . . 55 5 50 22 12 . . 28 4 24 14 14 . . 11 5 10
Zaanstreek (CR) 261 112 . . 221 8 213 182 96 . . 160 7 153 112 112 . . 23 8 23
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 1,547 637 . . 2,143 161 1,982 1,100 566 . . 1,712 133 1,579 637 637 . . 264 161 234
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 219 85 . . 72 9 63 147 72 . . 37 7 30 85 85 . . 26 9 22
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 999 438 . . 1,484 106 1,378 756 400 . . 1,205 105 1,100 438 438 . . 238 106 227
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 373 163 . . 1,145 63 1,082 275 148 . . 989 57 932 163 163 . . 110 63 103
Delft en Westland (CR) 827 324 . . 10,055 393 9,662 630 302 . . 8,887 369 8,518 324 324 . . 517 393 478
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 1,945 787 . . 1,887 138 1,749 1,420 718 . . 1,491 122 1,369 787 787 . . 308 138 287
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2,373 980 . . 4,290 242 4,048 1,616 845 . . 3,540 213 3,327 980 980 . . 482 242 448
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 1,171 443 . . 562 27 535 820 396 . . 402 21 381 443 443 . . 131 27 123
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2,470 1,095 . . 388 40 348 1,578 863 . . 245 30 216 1,095 1,095 . . 163 40 146
Overig Zeeland (CR) 3,478 1,404 . . 1,404 111 1,293 2,215 1,168 . . 910 77 833 1,404 1,404 . . 352 111 315
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 4,268 1,665 . . 2,933 307 2,626 2,935 1,435 . . 2,344 259 2,085 1,665 1,665 . . 614 307 546
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2,957 1,266 . . 2,223 214 2,009 1,993 1,065 . . 1,645 175 1,469 1,266 1,266 . . 448 214 387
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 5,457 2,316 . . 4,351 460 3,891 3,606 1,932 . . 3,178 373 2,805 2,316 2,316 . . 872 460 754
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 4,746 2,006 . . 3,056 444 2,612 3,258 1,715 . . 2,259 369 1,889 2,006 2,006 . . 763 444 654
Noord-Limburg (CR) 2,428 1,059 . . 4,773 394 4,379 1,674 904 . . 3,701 342 3,359 1,059 1,059 . . 615 394 559
Midden-Limburg (CR) 1,941 858 . . 1,974 192 1,782 1,302 701 . . 1,654 163 1,490 858 858 . . 298 192 244
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 1,872 803 . . 431 59 372 1,235 651 . . 286 45 242 803 803 . . 151 59 130
Flevoland (CR) 3,508 1,425 . . 2,163 163 2,000 2,469 1,313 . . 1,667 137 1,530 1,425 1,425 . . 515 163 483
De Marne (LB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 280 117 . . 60 4 56 207 106 . . 34 3 31 117 117 . . 28 4 26
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 1,701 657 . . 724 55 669 1,174 591 . . 478 44 434 657 657 . . 218 55 201
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 1,174 490 . . 342 43 299 766 415 . . 234 30 204 490 490 . . 123 43 106
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 1,330 534 . . 294 26 268 926 471 . . 164 20 144 534 534 . . 124 26 112
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 1,181 439 . . 397 27 370 839 402 . . 252 24 228 439 439 . . 155 27 153
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2,101 816 . . 587 46 541 1,474 726 . . 401 37 364 816 816 . . 236 46 220
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 3,549 1,388 . . 841 63 778 2,601 1,276 . . 492 52 440 1,388 1,388 . . 358 63 334
De Wouden (LB) 3,807 1,536 . . 1,190 84 1,106 2,725 1,372 . . 726 67 659 1,536 1,536 . . 433 84 409
Eilanden (LB) 168 72 . . 39 2 37 117 61 . . 20 1 19 72 72 . . 20 2 20
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 367 146 . . 111 10 101 255 125 . . 65 9 56 146 146 . . 47 10 46
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 1,234 513 . . 523 60 463 890 443 . . 337 46 291 513 513 . . 174 60 161
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 1,468 610 . . 433 25 408 1,030 533 . . 244 24 220 610 610 . . 146 25 142
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 1,179 467 . . 335 18 317 846 405 . . 207 10 198 467 467 . . 116 18 111
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 1,682 694 . . 954 86 868 1,151 594 . . 707 71 637 694 694 . . 229 86 212
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 3,647 1,459 . . 1,151 67 1,084 2,540 1,278 . . 670 47 623 1,459 1,459 . . 319 67 302
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 1,998 798 . . 545 55 490 1,401 690 . . 359 44 315 798 798 . . 216 55 206
Twente (LB) 6,731 2,716 . . 1,652 155 1,497 4,461 2,240 . . 942 117 825 2,716 2,716 . . 573 155 535
Salland (LB) 2,386 982 . . 553 64 489 1,601 835 . . 287 52 235 982 982 . . 242 64 220
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 1,661 691 . . 1,289 76 1,213 1,161 632 . . 1,029 67 962 691 691 . . 234 76 219
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 1,847 734 . . 874 87 787 1,309 681 . . 638 70 569 734 734 . . 281 87 264
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 1,514 643 . . 637 43 594 1,029 540 . . 391 36 355 643 643 . . 142 43 131
IJsselstreek (LB) 838 353 . . 328 35 293 554 292 . . 219 28 192 353 353 . . 86 35 80
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 1,606 667 . . 778 70 708 1,064 558 . . 486 56 430 667 667 . . 222 70 202
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 271 120 . . 748 39 709 174 99 . . 653 33 619 120 120 . . 65 39 59
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2,907 1,184 . . 2,011 149 1,862 2,034 1,030 . . 1,509 126 1,383 1,184 1,184 . . 406 149 383
Bommelerwaard (LB) 717 277 . . 1,636 106 1,530 511 244 . . 1,386 87 1,300 277 277 . . 169 106 154
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 3,136 1,419 . . 1,196 197 999 2,153 1,202 . . 760 140 621 1,419 1,419 . . 441 197 394
Achterhoek (LB) 6,673 2,833 . . 1,811 151 1,660 4,354 2,274 . . 1,061 114 947 2,833 2,833 . . 605 151 560
Kromme Rijn-streek en Heuvelrug (LB) 929 387 . . 546 47 499 641 339 . . 358 41 317 387 387 . . 131 47 121
Westelijk Weidegebied in Utrecht (LB) 2,378 923 . . 795 74 721 1,646 828 . . 511 64 448 923 923 . . 234 74 222
Centraal Tuinbouwgebied in Utrecht (LB) 66 34 . . 81 12 69 39 27 . . 49 9 40 34 34 . . 21 12 18
Eemland (LB) 392 175 . . 178 14 164 274 151 . . 105 12 93 175 175 . . 44 14 43
Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB) 583 248 . . 212 38 174 403 224 . . 120 30 90 248 248 . . 96 38 87
Wieringen en Wieringermeer (LB) 1,162 462 . . 1,072 73 999 867 434 . . 877 71 806 462 462 . . 166 73 157
Haarlemmermeer (LB) 347 152 . . 613 57 556 243 137 . . 506 44 462 152 152 . . 84 57 67
Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB) 154 68 . . 1,278 70 1,208 118 61 . . 1,049 62 987 68 68 . . 88 70 82
Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB) 1,093 441 . . 1,063 93 970 815 405 . . 870 91 779 441 441 . . 186 93 165
West-Friesland en omgeving (LB) 1,652 655 . . 3,266 191 3,075 1,224 603 . . 2,670 183 2,487 655 655 . . 337 191 316
Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB) 1,651 665 . . 536 44 492 1,172 583 . . 355 33 322 665 665 . . 138 44 129
't Gein en Gooiland (LB) 294 115 . . 100 12 88 195 100 . . 60 10 50 115 115 . . 32 12 28
Kennemerland (LB) 319 117 . . 185 21 164 229 107 . . 119 18 101 117 117 . . 48 21 43
Voorne-Putten en Hoeksche Waard (LB) 1,263 512 . . 921 76 845 838 444 . . 751 64 686 512 512 . . 182 76 166
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains data at regional level on the number of persons employed on agricultural holdings, the corresponding annual work units (AWUs) and the number of holdings with workers.

The figures in this table are derived from the agricultural census. Data collection for the agricultural census is part of a combined data collection for a.o. agricultural policy use and enforcement of the manure law.

Regional breakdown is based on the main location of the holding. Due to this the region where activities (crops, animals) are allocated may differ from the location where these activities actually occur.

The agricultural census is also used as the basis for the European Farm Structure Survey (FSS). Data from the agricultural census do not fully coincide with the FSS. In the FSS years (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2010)
additional information was collected to meet the requirements of the FSS.

Data on labour force refer to the period April to March of the year preceding the agricultural census.

Data available from: 2000

Status of the figures: the 2025 figures are provisional; the other figures are final.

Changes as of November 28, 2025: the provisional 2025 figures have been added.

When will new figures be published?
According to regular planning provisional figures for the current year are published in November and the definite figures will follow in March of the following year.

Description topics

Persons
Persons working on the agricultural holding.
Regularly employed
Persons working regularly at the holding, generally on the basis of a permanent contract.
Family labour
Family labour, total
Holder
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
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The holder is the person on whose account and in whose name the holding is operated and who is legally and economically responsible for the holding, i.e. who takes the economic risks of the business.
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If there is joint responsibility or management the holder is the person with the largest business responsibility. If all persons have equal responsibility, the eldest is considered holder. In most cases the holder is also the manager.
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Note: In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Spouse
Spouse of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
Family workers
Family members of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
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Family members are relatives in the first or second degree (brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child or grandchild), aged 16 years and over.
Non-family labour
Non-family labour, total
Manager
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
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The manager is the person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of running the holding concerned.
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In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. This also means that the number of managers represents the number of legal persons.
If the holding is a natural person the holder is in most cases also the manager.
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For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Other persons regularly employed
Persons working regularly at the holding, excluding family workers and
managers.
Annual work units (AWU)
Annual work units (AWU) of the persons working at the holding.
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An annual work unit is a full-time equivalent employment, i.e. the total hours worked divided by the average annual hours worked in full-time jobs.
Regularly employed
Persons working regularly on the holding, generally on the basis of a permanent contract.
Family labour
Family labour, total
Holder
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
_
The holder is the person on whose account and in whose name the holding is operated and who is legally and economically responsible for the holding, i.e. who takes the economic risks of the business.
_
If there is joint responsibility or management the holder is the person with the largest business responsibility. If all persons have equal responsibility, the eldest is considered holder. In most cases the holder is also the manager.
_
Note: In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Spouse
Spouse of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
Family workers
Family members of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
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Family members are relatives in the first or second degree (brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child or grandchild), aged 16 years or older.
Non-family labour
Non-family labour, total
Manager
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
_
The manager is the person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of running the holding concerned.
_
In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. This also means that the number of managers represents the number of legal persons.
If the holding is a natural person the holder is in most cases also the manager.
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For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Other persons regularly employed
Persons working regularly at the holding, excluding family workers and managers.
Holdings
Agricultural holdings with workers.
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Note: the sum of underlying parts may be bigger than the total for the whole group, because a holding may have several types of labour force (such a holding is counted for each type, but only once in the total).
Regularly employed
Persons working regularly on the holding, generally on the basis of a permanent contract.
Family labour
Family labour, total
Holder
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
_
The holder is the person on whose account and in whose name the holding is operated and who is legally and economically responsible for the holding, i.e. who takes the economic risks of the business.
_
If there is joint responsibility or management the holder is the person with the largest business responsibility. If all persons have equal responsibility, the eldest is considered holder. In most cases the holder is also the manager.
_
Note: In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Spouse
Spouse of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
Family workers
Family members of the holder/manager, working regularly at the holding.
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Family members are relatives in the first or second degree (brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child or grandchild), aged 16 years or older.
Non-family labour
Non-family labour, total
Manager
If the legal personality of the holding is a natural person or a cooperation of natural persons, there is a holder.
If the legal personality of the holding is a legal person there is a manager.
_
The manager is the person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of running the holding concerned.
_
In the agricultural census information on the manager is only available if the holding is a legal person. This also means that the number of managers represents the number of legal persons.
If the holding is a natural person the holder is in most cases also the manager.
_
For the European Farm Structure Survey information on the manager is asked additionally if the holding is a natural person.
Other persons regularly employed
Persons working regularly at the holding, excluding family workers and
managers.